Article 9
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in the Member States in accordance with the Treaty establishing the European Community. Done at Brussels, 18 February 2002. For the Council The President J. Piqué i Camps (1) OJ C 180 E, 26.6.2001, p. 301. (2) Opinion delivered on 12 December 2001 (not yet published in the Official Journal). (3) OJ L 164, 14.7.1995, p. 1. (4) OJ L 281, 23.11.1995, p. 31. (5) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.